1. Watch your surroundings at all times.
Skywars is a fast-paced game, so stay alert as soon as you drop down onto your island. Your neighbors could throw snowballs at you within seconds. Stay near the middle of your island or stand in holes to avoid getting knocked off the edge. And if you have projectiles of your own, keep your eyes peeled for targets building bridges or standing in front of an edge.
2. Loot your chests.
Your island should have at least one chest, and might have more down on the lower level. Armor, weapons, and food are obviously valuable, but many items are more useful than they look:
You're not going to do well in Skywars if you try the same thing every game. You'll get better at planning a strategy with practice, but for now follow these basic rules:
If your neighbor's not paying attention, hold down the sneak button, build a short platform out from your island, and jump over to land on theirs. Once you're on the island, it's all up to your PvP skills. Be careful — if you take too long to build or to get to the center of the enemy island, anyone nearby could knock you into the void.
5. Learn the safer way to build.
Never rush onto an unprotected bridge if anyone nearby is watching you. Instead, make sure you have plenty of blocks (breaking trees and dirt if you need to), then build across safely instead:
Most maps have at least one central island. The chests on this island usually have powerful loot, so the first player to reach them has a big advantage. Build over there as soon as your neighbors have died or moved away — but be ready to run if you don't have good armor.
It's possible to win Skywars by hiding until there's only one enemy left, or by defeating everyone in a fair fight. Your odds are much better, though, if you can get a few "free kills" along the way:
Skywars is a fast-paced game, so stay alert as soon as you drop down onto your island. Your neighbors could throw snowballs at you within seconds. Stay near the middle of your island or stand in holes to avoid getting knocked off the edge. And if you have projectiles of your own, keep your eyes peeled for targets building bridges or standing in front of an edge.
- If you keep getting hit by projectiles, build a wall at the edge of your island. A wall two blocks high in front of you will block arrows. A wall one block high behind you will stop you from falling if something knocks you back.
2. Loot your chests.
Your island should have at least one chest, and might have more down on the lower level. Armor, weapons, and food are obviously valuable, but many items are more useful than they look:
- Pick up every building block you see. You often need to build many bridges and towers to win the game.
- Fishing poles let you snag other players and pull them off bridges.
- Any tool with Knockback is worth keeping, along with your highest attack weapon.
- Buckets for water or lava come in handy.
- Stash sticks, metal ingots, and diamonds if you can craft them into better weapons.
You're not going to do well in Skywars if you try the same thing every game. You'll get better at planning a strategy with practice, but for now follow these basic rules:
- If you got good armor and weapons, make a surprise attack on your neighbors.
- If you did not get good items, lay low and defend until you see a chance to build to the center or sneak attack a neighbor.
- If you have an average mix, decide based on the map. Maps with islands clustered together favor quick attacks, while large, spread out maps make defensive strategies better.
If your neighbor's not paying attention, hold down the sneak button, build a short platform out from your island, and jump over to land on theirs. Once you're on the island, it's all up to your PvP skills. Be careful — if you take too long to build or to get to the center of the enemy island, anyone nearby could knock you into the void.
5. Learn the safer way to build.
Never rush onto an unprotected bridge if anyone nearby is watching you. Instead, make sure you have plenty of blocks (breaking trees and dirt if you need to), then build across safely instead:
- On the edge of your island, place one block underneath you, and one block to your left or right, toward the edge of the map.
- Stand on the lower block and slowly build outward toward the other island. Alternate placing blocks on the walkway and the wall to the side. The wall will stop you getting knocked into the void.
- If your neighbor stands at the edge waiting for you, approach until you're just out of reach, then quickly build a tower upward. If projectiles are an issue, build your tower with walls on two sides.
- As soon as you're above your neighbor, jump over them onto the island.
Most maps have at least one central island. The chests on this island usually have powerful loot, so the first player to reach them has a big advantage. Build over there as soon as your neighbors have died or moved away — but be ready to run if you don't have good armor.
- If the starting islands aren't too close together, you might be able to rush to the center as soon as the game starts without getting knocked off. Practice building a staircase pattern as fast as you can, which is slightly faster than a flat bridge.
It's possible to win Skywars by hiding until there's only one enemy left, or by defeating everyone in a fair fight. Your odds are much better, though, if you can get a few "free kills" along the way:
- As soon as you get a projectile weapon, start checking nearby bridges frequently. Knocking players off bridges as they cross is one of the easiest ways to kill them.
- If you see two players fighting, wait a short distance away. Once one of them dies, charge the survivor while they still have low health. If you want credit for both kills, attack early, when both enemies are alive but severely injured.
- If your enemy has better armor or weapons than you do, don't try to fight at close range. Build a tower high above them instead, then build a bridge from there until you are close enough to drop lava, TNT, or other special items and projectiles.
- If you're forced into a fair fight on a bridge, knocking the enemy off is often the easiest way to win. If you don't have an item that causes extra knockback, sprint at your enemy while attacking with a melee weapon.
